Overview
- Major League Baseball told reporters it will question Dr. Neal ElAttrache after The New York Times reported he wrote a letter supporting Conor McGregor’s request for a therapeutic exemption to use otherwise banned performance‑enhancing substances.
- ElAttrache, the Dodgers’ and Rams’ team physician, has said he referred McGregor to bone‑healing specialists, did not prescribe hormones or steroids himself, and that his letter reflected the consultants’ recommendations.
- The therapeutic exemption application was not granted and, according to reporting, McGregor left the UFC’s testing pool before later receiving a backdated 18‑month suspension for violations discovered while he was outside the testing program.
- MLB emphasized it has no current allegation that ElAttrache supported PED use by baseball players and described questioning him as routine due diligence to protect players and the league’s anti‑doping process.
- Therapeutic‑use exemptions allow banned drugs for clear medical need but face strict scrutiny because of past abuse, and the case highlights reputational risks when a high‑profile team doctor treats elite athletes across multiple sports.